Gadget News
Sony is making a foldable, rollable tablet ready for late 2019
Slash Gear - 8 Jul 2019 04:50
It’s not just Samsung and Huawei who are getting into the foldable phone bandwagon. Almost everyone is doing it, including OPPO and Xiaomi and even Microsoft. The ones you don’t expect to be making one are those who ...
Huawei says own OS to be faster than Android, likens privacy to Apple
Slash Gear - 8 Jul 2019 04:09
Huawei’s problems are far from over. The US seems to be pretty ambiguous about whether it will continue to ban Huawei from US goods and to what extent. Other countries are following in the US footsteps as well, looking...
24 Hours of Battery For 21 Dollars: Save On One of the Most Popular Bluetooth Speakers Ever
Gizmodo - 8 Jul 2019 19:20
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Scientists Study Headbanging Parrot to Learn Why Music Makes Us Dance
Gizmodo - 8 Jul 2019 17:01
Snowball the dancing parrot doesn't just bob his head when he hears music. He headbangs. He headbangs with a lifted foot. He vogues.
Hubble observes star formation in a distant galaxy
Slash Gear - 8 Jul 2019 15:50
The Hubble Space Telescope has been in orbit for many years and has taken some fascinating images over that time that have shown what is happening in the cosmos around us. NASA and the ESA have announced that a new Hubbl...
iCloud on the Web will soon allow Face ID and Touch ID sign-ins
Slash Gear - 8 Jul 2019 05:21
The death of passwords is at hand, or at least that’s what proponents of biometrics security would like to say. It might be a while before it becomes as commonplace as the password field but every small step takes us c...
Russia says it will give soldiers bomb-carrying drones
Engadget - 8 Jul 2019 04:20
Never mind using small drones for battlefield recon -- if Russia has its way, they'll be another part of the arsenal. The country's Defense Ministry recently told Izvestia that it's not only outfitting platoons with smal...
Boeing 737 Max may have a different problem in Europe
Slash Gear - 8 Jul 2019 02:43
Its own press releases have been unsurprisingly positive but Boeing might still be a long time before its beleaguered 737 Max can take flight again. It may be close to getting approval from the US Federal Aviation Admini...
Google Is Testing a Play/Pause Button for Audio and Video on the Chrome Toolbar
Gizmodo - 8 Jul 2019 02:30
Google is adding a new function to play, pause, or skip through videos or music via the toolbar to its Chrome browser, though it is currently only available via the Canary development browser and remains quite buggy, per...
5 Fortnite PS4 bundles revealed: Neo Versa skin, V-Bucks, back bling
Slash Gear - 8 Jul 2019 23:45
Sony has just taken the wraps off five new Fortnite bundles for the PlayStation, all of them set to launch as limited edition offerings later this month. All five products fall under the “Neo Versa” series, according...
This Asteroid Orbits So Close to the Sun, Its Year Lasts Just 151 Days
Gizmodo - 8 Jul 2019 23:36
Introducing 2019 LF6, an asteroid so close to the Sun that a year lasts only 151 days. Known as an "Atira" asteroid, its orbit falls entirely inside Earth's orbit, making it one of only a small handful of these objects e...
1989 promo shows the 'Terminator' NES game that never was
Engadget - 8 Jul 2019 23:35
The very first game based on The Terminator was supposed to be an NES side-scroller from Sunsoft, but it never panned out that way. The company lost the movie license and reworked the game into what would become Journey ...
Pokemon GO Team Rocket release date secrets in full
Slash Gear - 8 Jul 2019 23:26
Today we’re taking a peek at the next major update to Pokemon GO, an event with no less than Team Rocket! We’ve been preparing for this event since before day one – go see! Pokemon GO user TeamRocketNorth is ready ...
One of Far From Home's Shocking Twists Introduces a Key Aspect of Spider-Man's Lore
Gizmodo - 8 Jul 2019 23:00
Unlike Spider-Man: Homecoming, which did a solid job of rethinking characters from the comics in new ways in order to make yet another Peter Parker-centric story feel fresh for the big screen, Far From Home amps things u...
Save $50 on an Arcade1Up Street Fighter Home Arcade
Gizmodo - 8 Jul 2019 22:52
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Apple re-released its decade-old iOS 'Texas Hold'em' game
Engadget - 8 Jul 2019 22:33
The App Store opened for business 11 years ago this week and to mark the anniversary of its app marketplace, Apple is reviving its old iOS poker game. The redesigned Texas Hold 'em app has a new lease on life with more c...
Tetris 99 getting offline multiplayer in second DLC this year
Slash Gear - 8 Jul 2019 22:30
Tetris 99 was easily one of the biggest surprises of 2018. Offered as a free perk for subscribers to Nintendo Switch Online, Tetris 99 took the battle royale formula that has proven to be a big success and adapted it for...
Research Sheds Light on Strange Seaway That Once Covered the Sahara
Gizmodo - 8 Jul 2019 22:25
The Sahara might seem like one of Earth's most lifeless regions today, but its fossils show it was once a vast seaway filled giant fish and some of the largest sea snakes the planet has ever seen.
That Big California Earthquake Left a Scar That's Visible From Space
Gizmodo - 8 Jul 2019 22:22
Friday's magnitude 7.1 earthquake near Ridgecrest, California, was nothing to sneeze at. The shake, which triggered gas leaks, power outages, and fires, was felt from San Diego to Sacramento. And it ripped open a new fis...
Apple AirPods' 5 secret sauces of sales success
Slash Gear - 8 Jul 2019 22:20
Before we go any further, I want you to know that this is not an advertisement, and nobody at any company (especially Apple) compelled me to write what you’re about to read. I noticed today that several blogs had writt...
Well, Well, Well
Gizmodo - 8 Jul 2019 22:15
Seemingly every new day brings news of Facebook's failure to adequately manage its products, be that due to privacy or security issues, the spread of misinformation or hate speech, or whatever the hell has been causing i...
Instagram's anti-bullying tool lets you 'restrict' problematic followers
Engadget - 8 Jul 2019 22:14
Today, Instagram announced two new tools meant to combat bullying. The first will use AI to warn users if a comment they're about to post may be considered offensive. In theory, it will give users a chance to rethink the...